IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL GOAL SCORER 2025
Picture : Lionel Messi and his 31 goals jumped to rank 2 !
IFFHS Men’s World Best National Scorer 2025 at 31 October: Kylian Mbappé
Kylian Mbappé remains the leader in the ranking (32 goals in La Liga for Real Madrid).
But the ever-increasing Lionel Messi (31 goals for Inter Miami in MLS, including two in the playoffs) has closed in on him.
A surprise contender for the award, Darko Lemajic of the Latvian RFS, returned to the podium thanks to four league goals in October.
THE RANKING 2025 at 31 October
| Player | Goals | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| Kevin Hernández | 42 | Puerto Rico | Academia Quintana | |
| Jorge Rivera | 38 | Puerto Rico | Metropolitan FA | |
| 1 | Kylian Mbappé | 32 | France | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | 31 | Argentina | Inter Miami (USA) |
| Jhonathan Rivas | 29 | Colombia | Mayagüez (Puerto Rico) | |
| 3 | Darko Lemajić | 28 | Serbia | RFS (Latvia) |
| 4 | Mohanad Ali | 26 | Iraq | Al Shorta, Dibba (UAE) |
| 5 | Klaemint Olsen | 26 | Faroe Islands | NSÍ |
| 6 | Paulinho | 25 | Portugal | Toluca (Mexico) |
| 7 | Ivan Toney | 25 | England | Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia) |
| 8 | Harry Kane | 24 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
| 9 | Viktor Gyökeres | 24 | Sweden | Sporting (Portugal), Arsenal (England) |
| 10 | Abel Hernández | 24 | Uruguay | Liverpool Montevideo |
| 11 | Denis Bouanga | 24 | Gabon | Los Angeles (USA) |
| 12 | Sam Surridge | 24 | England | Nashville (USA) |
| 13 | Valeri Qazaishvili | 24 | Georgia | Shandong Taishan (China) |
| 14 | Nicolás Martínez | 24 | Argentina | Mixco (Guatemala) |
| 15 | Vangelis Pavlidis | 23 | Greece | Benfica (Portugal) |
| 16 | Alex Martins | 23 | Brazil | Dewa United (Indonesia) |
| Christian Vargas | 23 | Puerto Rico | Caguas | |
| 17 | Facundo Callejo | 22 | Argentina | Cusco (Peru) |
| 18 | Fabio Abreu | 22 | Angola | Beijing Guoan (China) |
| Lennart Thy | 22 | Germany | Lion City Sailors (Singapore) | |
| Hassan Maatouk | 22 | Lebanon | Al-Ansar, Jwaya | |
| 19 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 21 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 20 | Leonardo | 21 | Brazil | Shanghai Port (China) |
| 21 | Páll Klettskarð | 21 | Faroe Islands | KÍ Klaksvík |
| 22 | Róger Guedes | 21 | Brazil | Al Rayyan (Qatar) |
| 23 | Bérgson | 21 | Brazil | Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia) |
| 24 | Pablo Vegetti | 20 | Argentina | Vasco da Gama (Brazil) |
| 25 | Serhou Guirassy | 20 | Guinea | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) |
| 26 | Sem Steijn | 20 | Netherlands | Twente, Feyenoord |
| 27 | Victor Osimhen | 20 | Nigeria | Galatasaray (Turkey) |
| 28 | Youssef En-Nesyri | 20 | Morocco | Fenerbahçe (Turkey) |
| 29 | Nicolás López | 20 | Uruguay | Nacional |
| 30 | Marcos Leonardo | 20 | Brazil | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) |
| 31 | Efthymios Koulouris | 20 | Greece | Pogon Szczecin (Poland), Al-Ula (D2 Saudi Arabia) |
| 32 | Guilherme Bissoli | 20 | Brazil | Buriram (Thailand) |
| 33 | Emil Pedersen | 20 | Norway | HB Torshavn (Faroe Islands) |
| 34 | Matheus Souza | 20 | Brazil | Strassen (Luxembourg) |
| 35 | Rauno Sappinen | 20 | Estonia | Flora |
| 36 | Guillaume Lopez | 20 | Andorra | Inter Club d'Escaldes |
All goals scored in the top 100 national leagues worldwide and top divisions of Brazilian states are taken into account.
The players from the leagues below top 100 are also listed in the standings but not classified (highlighted in grey).
Period: from 1 January to 31 October 2025.
Tie-breaker: 1) stronger league (by IFFHS leagues’ ranking).